Where does “langrenn” come from?
langrenn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål renn, from Norwegian Bokmål renne, from Old Norse renna, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
langrenn (Norwegian Bokmål): cross-country skiing
Definitions
- cross-country skiing
Ancestry of “langrenn”, step by step
langrenn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål renn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | renn | imperative of renne |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | renne | to flow; to run |
| 3 | Old Norse | renna | Alternative form of rinna; to cause to flow; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål lang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lang | long; tall |